By Akanksha Sharma and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — Five people have died and 23 Indian Army personnel are missing in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim after a cloudburst led to flash floods. The flooding happened in the Teesta River in Lachen valley, Sikkim, due to a “sudden cloudburst” over Lhonak Lake in the northern
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Everyone’s cell phone in the US will sound off today at around 2:20 p.m. ET with a message from the government, but there’s no need to panic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is conducting a nationwide test that will be sent to all cell phones to ensure
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Though 10-year-old Frank Rosiles is no longer here, his best friend thinks about him often. Frank and Trevon Alfred met in kindergarten and spent most of their time together – in and out of class – until fourth grade. “He was my No. 1 best friend,” Trevon said, recalling
Continue Reading CNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Though 10-year-old Frank Rosiles is no longer here, his best friend thinks about him often. Frank and Trevon Alfred met in kindergarten and spent most of their time together – in and out of class – until fourth grade. “He was my No. 1 best friend,” Trevon said,
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Katie Hunt and Ed Upright, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue. Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Italian authorities were on Wednesday investigating the cause of a horrific bus crash near Venice that killed at least 21 people including two children. A spokesperson for the Italian fire brigade told CNN that authorities had yet to find the cause of Tuesday’s crash in
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A teen suspected of shooting two people dead at an upscale shopping mall in Thailand has been charged with six counts including premeditated murder, police told CNN Wednesday. The 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday shortly after the shooting rampage at the busy Siam
Continue Reading WJZ By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects.
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New York investigators say they anticipate additional charges against the man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena as they dig into the timeline of events between her sudden disappearance and subsequent rescue Monday evening. Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, was arrested and charged with kidnapping Charlotte
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China appears to have censored a photograph of two Chinese hurdlers embracing after a race because their lane numbers formed an accidental reference to the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The image captures Lin Yuwei, from lane 6, and Wu Yanni, in lane 4, hugging following the women’s
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Radina Gigova, Fred Pleitgen and Kostyantin Gak, CNN (CNN) — Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc’s nations to ramp up production to “keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.” The news of possible ammunition shortfalls
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send astronauts to the moon this decade and build an international lunar
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan, home to more than 1.7 million people who have fled violence in neighboring Afghanistan, is launching a mass deportation of “illegal immigrants,” authorities said Tuesday. In a news conference, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced a November 1 deadline for those residing in
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Norway on Friday, as Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine rages on and other flashpoints threaten to ignite across the globe. Given that many efforts to promote peace have grown increasingly frustrated, to some observers this seems an inauspicious time to award
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines is investigating the deaths of three Filipino fishermen after they were killed in a collision with a “foreign” vessel in the South China Sea, authorities in the country said on Wednesday. Philippine fishing boat FFB Dearyn was struck at around 4:20 a.m. on Monday near Scarborough Shoal,
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects. Hours
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted the father of Madeline Kingsbury’s two children with first-degree murder in her death and accused him of engaging in a pattern of domestic abuse, roughly four months after her remains were found near a highway. Adam Fravel, 29, was charged
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow players at practice in Florida on Monday night, authorities said. The child shot two 13-year-olds at a recreation complex in Apopka, just outside Orlando, after a fight between them during
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the chamber earlier this year, has filed a federal lawsuit against Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton and other House officials, alleging his constitutional rights have been repeatedly violated, court records show. The federal lawsuit filed in the Middle
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.” The bus was traveling from Venice to nearby Marghera and
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